The full chat log is available beginning here on Slack. WordPress Performance Trac tickets @westonruter mentioned ticket #63636 related to BFCache was punted due to an unresolved Chromium bug around Clear-Site-Data: “cache” headers. @westonruter identified ticket #43258 on output buffering as the current biggest blocker. He explained that while there’s been significant discussion both on the PR #8412 […]
WP Engine Accuses Automattic and Matt Mullenweg of Concealing Control of WordPress.org and the WordPress Trademarks
WP Engine has filed a whopping 175-page revised complaint in its ongoing legal fight with Automattic and Matt Mullenweg, seeking to strengthen its antitrust claims while incorporating new developments since the lawsuit was first filed last year. It also includes what WP Engine describes as “shocking” information uncovered in discovery. Filed on Friday in the U.S. District Court… […]
Woo Outlines AI Plans: MCP Support and Integration With Stripe’s Agentic Commerce Protocol
Woo has shared some early details on what it’s working on in the AI space. In a post published today, Artistic Director/Lead Beau Lebens outlines Model Context Protocol (MCP) support coming in WooCommerce 10.3, alongside work underway to integrate Woo with Stripe and OpenAI’s Agentic Commerce Protocol (ACP). Lebens describes the WooCommerce MCP, expected to land later this […]
Ollie’s Menu Designer Lands on WordPress.org, Praised as “Game Changer”
Ollie’s Menu Designer plugin is now available for download on WordPress.org. Originally launched in August as a premium offering for Ollie subscribers, the free version brings powerful menu creation to the block editor, making it easier for users to design mobile navigation and dropdown menus. And it’s not a stripped-down freemium product — it’s almost identical to what […]
WordCamp Organizer Banned for Life After Misappropriating Funds
The WordPress Community Team has banned a WordCamp organizer for life after they used $734 USD in surplus event funds for personal expenses — a small amount by some measures, but significant enough to trigger the program’s toughest sanctions. In a post on the Make WordPress Community blog yesterday, Automattic-sponsored contributor and financial wrangler Harmony Romo said the […]
The WP World Launches AI-Powered Multilingual Messaging for the WordPress Community
The WP World has introduced a new way for WordPressers to connect: real-time multilingual messaging. Write in your own language, and the person on the other end sees it in theirs. Creator Marcus Burnette said the feature was designed to make conversations across the global WordPress community easier, without the friction of translation. “Messaging isn’t anything new. But […]
WordPress 6.8.3 Security Release Patches Data Exposure and XSS Vulnerabilities
WordPress 6.8.3 was released yesterday, rolling out security fixes for two vulnerabilities in core. The update addresses a data exposure issue where authenticated users could access some restricted content, and a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting navigation menus. If your site has automatic background updates switched on, the release has already been applied. Source
WordPress 6.8.3 Release
WordPress 6.8.3 is now available! This is a security release that features two fixes. Because this is a security release, it is recommended that you update your sites immediately. You can download WordPress 6.8.3 from WordPress.org, or visit your WordPress Dashboard, click “Updates”, and then click “Update Now”. If you have sites that support automatic background updates, the […]
Fidélitas University Hosts First WordPress Campus Connect in Latin America as Credits Program Expands
WordPress Credits has taken another step in its journey to educate the next generation of WordPress users and contributors. Costa Rica’s Fidélitas University has become the first institution outside Europe to formally join the program, and the first in Latin America to host a WordPress Campus Connect event. The partnership was formalized at WordCamp US earlier this month… […]
Five Takeaways from Matt Mullenweg’s Crossword Interview
In a wide-ranging Crossword interview released last week, WordPress co-founder and Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg opened up about jazz, his blogging habits, and his crash course in American discovery law. A year on from his contentious WordCamp US 2024 keynote, hosts Jonathan Wold and Luke Carbis pressed him on what they called “the infuriating, heartbreaking, grey-hair-making drama that’s… […]
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